Site Facts

Country, State,
Province/Region:
Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia

Relative Location:
Two sections of the Upper Bay of Fundy, Shepody Bay (NB) and Minas Basin (NS)

Latitude/Longitude:
45˚ 9' N, 64˚ 18' W

Category:
Hemispheric Site

Basis for Designation:
Between 1,000,000 and 2,500,000 Semipalmated Sandpipers Calidris pusilla in any one year (up to 75% of world population)

Size:
62,000 ha, (153,200 acres)

Joined:
1987 (New Brunswick)
1988 (Nova Scotia)

Site Owner/Steward:
Province of New Brunswick, Province of Nova Scotia, Canadian Wildlife Service

Site Partners:
Ducks Unlimited Canada, The Nature Conservancy of Canada

Human Population within 100 km
600,000

Contact:
Peter Hicklin Peter.Hicklin@ec.gc.ca
Julie Paquet Julie.Paquet@ec.gc.ca